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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1787, 1923-1933
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‡BEGOYT, BEGYTE, adj. Foolish; mad. [bɪ′gɔit, bɪ′gəit]Bnff. 1787 W. Taylor Sc. Poems 8:
Tho' wise fowk say he is begoyt, Or something worse.Bnff.2 1933:
Ye'll never dae ony sic thing; ye're surely begyte.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 52:
She's gane begyte.
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